Oakview Village Clondalkin

our little foodies in toddler room love being “mini chefs” at mealtime! From carefully scooping their food to proudly pouring water (with the occasional splash surprise!), toddlers are learning independence, confidence, and important self-help skills through self-serving food. These hands-on moments encourage decision-making, communication, and social skills because sometimes the biggest learning happens over tiny spoons and messy smiles! 🧑‍🍳👩‍🍳👨‍🍳👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

Sweet treats and even sweeter smiles 🍦💛
Our toddlers had so much fun creating their own ice cream and jelly during today’s tuff tray activity—mixing, scooping, and exploring every step of the way!

Little hands, big curiosity 🍋
Our wobblers had a go at making lemonade—squeezing, pouring, tasting, and exploring every step. Safe to say there were lots of funny faces and even bigger smiles! 💛

Dinosaur fun in the Toddler Room, the children led this activity by stating that they wanted to add the dinosaurs to this fun messy green tuff tray 🦕 🦖

“Farmyard fun in the toddler room 🐖🌾 Exploring different textures, animals, and small world play—supporting imagination, language, and sensory development.”

“Tiny hands, big learning 🌱 Our toddlers had so much fun planting sunflower seeds today—watch this space as they grow!”

Mud Kitchen Fun with Real Fruit & Vegetable 🌽 🧅
Squish, mix, and chop! Using real fruit and vegetables in the mud kitchen helps children explore textures, colors, and smells, boosting their creativity, fine motor skills, and imagination—all while having fun outdoors.

What a start to our St Patrick’s Day celebrations 🇮🇪 ☘️ We would like to say a huge thank you to Éabha for coming in from a local Irish Dancing class to show off some of her Irish dancing skills, we all even got to get up on the floor and try some dancing with her, what fun we had 🇮🇪 ☘️

World Book Day 2026! Today the school bags arrived with a few extra characters inside! 📚✨
From wizards to superheroes, pirates to princesses — our little readers brought their favourite stories to life for World Book Day.
A big well done to the children… and an even bigger well done to the parents for the early morning costume magic! 🎭👏

“Bringing Stick Man to life in the Toddler Room through hands-on, sensory play—sparking imagination, storytelling, and a love of books during World Book Week.” 🌿